Reborn as Kobe

Chapter 65: Lakers battle of positions

   On November 7, the first game of the season between the Lakers and the Knicks will begin at Staples.

   This game was highly fired before the game. After all, there are only a few strong teams that can guard the Lakers, and the Knicks are one of them.

   This game was broadcast live nationwide by ABC Radio. This time, the old man Cheek Hearn came out again, with a magician to explain the game.

   The players warm up on the court, but the coaches of the two teams performed completely differently.

  Old Nelson didn't take the Knicks in his eyes at all. He felt that the Knicks' overall strength was not as good as the Rockets. There were too many veterans on the team, and Van Gundy was rigid and didn't know how to rotate.

   In fact, many coaches like to die for the main players, such as Larry Brown, D'Antoni, Tom Thibodeau, etc., later generations of these coaches have many injuries, and this aspect has a vital connection.

   Old Nelson, including his disciple Popovich likes to rotate, so the teams led by their coaches have few injuries.

   Van Gundy is under great pressure. Since taking over the Knicks' position, he has found it difficult to face a strong team.

The game was about to begin. Old Nelson gathered the players together and said loudly: "It's about to start, everyone remembers the arrangement, speed, and speed. The Knicks are a group of old guys. They I can't run you at all."

   The players all smiled, their eyes filled with confidence.

   "However, I want to put a little pressure on everyone. Tens of thousands of fans come to support you. They don't have much demand. One is to win, and the other is to win beautifully. Do you have confidence?"

   "Yes!" The Lakers players shouted together.

  Old Nelson said loudly: "We have to fight for the first place in the regular season, and we have to win the playoffs. Remember, the glory will belong to you."

   O'Neal stretched out his big hand: "Guys, let's kick the New Yorker in the ass. It will win!"

   "Sure victory." All the Lakers' hands were put together.

  Chick Hearn said: "The game is about to begin. The Lakers seem to be relaxed. Old Nelson is discussing something with his assistants. It seems that he doesn't regard the Knicks as a strong opponent."

   The magician laughed: "Don Nelson is a very personal coach. In an interview before the game, he said that the Lakers' biggest enemy this season is himself. He thinks the Lakers can win everything as long as they do well."

   The whistle sounded, and the players of the two teams lined up on both sides.

   Away team Knicks starting: Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson, Charles Oakley, Alan Houston, Charlie Ward.

   Home team Lakers starters: Kobe, O'Neal, Horry, Eddie Jones, Van Exel.

   O'Neal jumped the ball and won and the game began.

   Van Exel received the ball and passed it to Kobe, the player pulled away.

   Eddie Jones and Horry cross-run, Van Exel came to the right corner, O'Neal ran to the middle of the three-point line to pick and roll, helping Kobe to get rid of Alan Houston.

Kobe dribbled the ball inside, Ewing hurriedly changed defense to keep up, O'Neal followed and blocked Oakley, Alan Houston followed Eddie Jones to prevent Jones from catching the ball and shooting. Jones's mid-range was very accurate, and Van Gundy specifically explained before the game. Focus on guarding.

   Van Exel ran from the bottom corner to the top line, and Horry didn't have the ball to screen. Ward chased quickly and blocked the pass path between Kobe and Van Exel.

   Kobe started to hold the ball and turned continuously, and his dreams reappeared. Ewing did not keep up with the speed and was overtaken by Kobe, so he could only follow Kobe and interfere with his dunk.

Kobe entered the penalty area and leaned his back against Ewing. Taking advantage of Ewing's disorderly footsteps and an unstable center of gravity, he handed the ball to O'Neal from the left side of Ewing's waist. O'Neal paused with both feet and jumped directly with both hands. Dunk the ball into the basket. 0: 2.

  Chick Hearn exclaimed: "This coordination is too freehand. Oakley's pace was half a beat slower and failed to keep up with O'Neal. In addition to his height and weight advantage, Ewing's defense of Kobe was too slow."

   Magic sighed: "Every Lakers player is running. Although it looks messy, for a defensive team, this chaos makes them a headache because you don't know how to defend."

   Knicks attacked, Ewing screened Larry Johnson on the right side. After O'Neal changed defense, he became Horry defending Ewing. Ewing received a pass from Ward, the iconic bunny jumper shot and also hit. 2:2.

   The Lakers attacked, Kobe quickly went off the three-point line and was double-teamed by Ward and Alan Houston, and a long pass to Eddie Jones on the left.

   Larry Johnson hurriedly made up the defense, Jones quickly passed the ball to Kobe, who was out of defense.

   Kobe kept the ball and continued to break inside. Oakley let go of O'Neal's defense and stepped forward to block Kobe. Ward also ran to Kobe's right, ready to steal the ball.

   At this time, Van Exel had sneaked to the left bottom corner. The Knicks players were all attracted by Kobe and O'Neal, and they were afraid that they would connect again.

   Kobe pretended to pass the ball to O'Neal, and found a slight gap to pass the ball to Van Exel.

   Larry Johnson was led away by Jones, and Alan Houston was led by Horica behind him. Van Exel was empty in front of him.

   Van Exelt took a look at the position of his feet, and at the same time he glanced at the basket, took a jumper, made a "swipe", and made a three-pointer. 2:5.

   The Knicks attacked. Houston caught the ball and Jones followed up. He tried to break through and scored the ball to Ewing, who was unsuccessful. Ewing responded with a high pass and gave it to Johnson, who was cut short. The latter squeezed Horry into a layup.

  Horry is higher than Johnson, and his strength is not as good as the opponent, but Horry has rich defensive experience, holding his hands close to the opponent and not jumping. Johnson missed the ball and grabbed the backcourt and immediately passed it to Kobe.

   Kobe dribbled the ball to the frontcourt quickly, and before the two players were seated, he raised his hand to make a three-pointer. Basketball is like a guidance system, hollow into the basket. 2:8.

   This time the attack did not exceed five seconds before and after. Stapleston burst into applause. This three-pointer was really wonderful.

   It was the Knicks' turn to attack, the Lakers took the position calmly, man-to-man defense, Ward and Ewing's pick-and-roll, Ewing attacked with the ball, facing Horry's defense, turned and hit another jumper, 4:8.

The players on the Knicks have offensive capabilities, especially Ewing. Before he suffered a devastating injury, few players in the league could prevent him from killing him one-on-one. After all, as the four major insiders in the league, the gorilla can It's not a vain name.

   The Lakers attacked, Kobe dribbled the ball over the half, and scored the ball to Van Exel on the side. Ewing came out to help defend, Van Exel took two steps along the left three-point line, attracting the defense to pass to Kobe who cut.

  Okley could hardly defend O'Neal as soon as Ewing went out, he was old after all. Kobe jumped up a fake shot and passed the ball to O'Neal, who turned around against Oakley and hit the hook. 4:10.

   The Knicks attacked, Ewing gave Houston a pick-and-roll, Houston broke through and was blocked by Jones, and found that there was no shot opportunity to pass the ball to Ewing.

   Ewing quickly distributed the ball to Johnson. Johnson singled Kobe, and Kobe kept up with the ball.

   Kobe's defensive prediction was excellent, he didn't sway, and followed interference from the side. Johnson didn't get rid of the basket, and then divided the ball.

The Knicks players had no chance to pass the ball several times in a row. At about twenty-four seconds, Houston faced Eddie Jones and made a strong shot from the left center. Horry grabbed a rebound.~www.readwn.com~Ward The first time he caught up with Kobe who received the ball, he didn't let Kobe play a fast break.

Kobe dribbled the ball over half the game and handed the ball to Van Exel to start running. Van Exel passed the ball to Kobe who ran to the high post. Kobe passed the ball after attracting the defense of Ewing and Johnson. O'Neal at the basket, O'Neal hit again with a close hook. 4:12.

Because of O'Neal's pure presence, the Lakers are not afraid to fall into position and attack. If the Zen master has seen Kobe and O'Neal coordinated in these two positions, he must be able to recognize that these two offenses are triangle offenses. Kobe plays the role of Pippen. The starting point of the offense, O'Neal played the role of Jordan, is the end of the offense.

   Horry went to the bottom line and changed Kobe to defend Ewing after the side screen.

   Ewing Bunny bounced around and shot, Kobe's close interference shot missed, and Horry got the rebound.

The Knicks have two weaknesses in the starting lineup. One is that the offensive routine is too simple. Except for the pick and roll, which is mid-range shooting, the offensive points are completely concentrated in the hands of Ewing, Larry Johnson and Alan Houston. The second is that rebounding is poor. Oakley was already a little unable to jump, and Ewing was focused on defense by the Lakers again, and both offensive and defensive ends fell into a quagmire.

   Kobe dribbled the ball through halftime, and failed two quick breaks in a row, mainly because Ward followed too closely. It seems that Van Gundy must have made an explanation before the game.

Kobe and Jones played the pick-and-roll and passed the ball to O'Neal after facing Ewing's change of defense. O'Neal quickly passed the ball to Horry outside the right three-point line after attracting Johnson to defend. Horry made three open jumpers. Points easily hit. 4:15.

   Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout. At the beginning of the game, the Lakers played a kaleidoscope-like efficient positional offense, proving to everyone that the Lakers could not stop even if they didn't fight.

  

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